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CBP Officers Seize Over $6 Million of Marijuana at Portal Port of Entry

Release Date
Tue, 05/25/2021

PORTAL, N.D. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers at the Portal Port of Entry targeted a commercial shipment that had arrived in Portal on Thursday.  CBP officers inspected the shipment manifested as plastic containers to discover 3,765 pounds of marijuana within the shipment.  

Marijuana Portal
CBP officers at the Portal Port of Entry 
​​seized 3,765 pounds of marijuana Thursday. 

“Customs and Border Protection has a multi-layer enforcement posture, with excellent work performed by officers to identify, refer and inspect this shipment,” said Portal Port Director James Rector.  “This interdiction keeps narcotics from entering the United States and reinforces the important border security mission CBP officers have in keeping our country and communities safe. The teamwork involved in this seizure was outstanding.”

Homeland Security Investigations and Burke County Sheriff’s Department were contacted and responded to assist. The marijuana has an estimated value of more than $6 million.

CBP has the primary mission of preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States.  CBP also works to prevent narcotics from entering the United States.  For more information about the work of CBP, please visit www.cbp.gov.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with securing the borders of the United States while enforcing hundreds of laws and facilitating lawful trade and travel.

Last Modified: May 25, 2021